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How not to build a power hammer
This is a discussion on How not to build a power hammer within the Blacksmithin' forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; Jerry, could you post some pictures please?...
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03-30-2007, 02:19 AM
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Jerry, could you post some pictures please?
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03-30-2007, 10:47 AM
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Jerry, I second that please post some pics, any help in my build will be welcome (and needed) presently milling a piece of rr track to become the hammer wieght will post pics later today. |
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03-30-2007, 07:54 PM
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 Not thinking
it seemed like a good idea at the time...just not thought through the wieght it just too much....ah well more for the "it'll come in usefull sometime pile"
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03-30-2007, 08:00 PM
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| Added guide today
today I added the upper arm and the guide for the ram...I also milled a 24" piece of small guage rr trank to 3.75 wide for the ram I haven't cut it to final length yet...after making 6 cuts through rr track the bandsaw is paying for itself in no time  next up cutting the flat spring to length and bundling them... |
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03-31-2007, 02:20 AM
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One picture is in the gallery. I can take some close up shots of the assembly and mail them with specs if you like. The ram is a round (2" I think) bar in a square heavy wall tube welded on each end and squared up and milled very lightly on the sides to fit in another square tube for the guide--no slop! 28 pounds.
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03-31-2007, 02:34 PM
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Thanks Ron. The wheel support/bearing housing is the top of a very old (1940's like me) combination planer/circlelar saw that had a 3 hp 3 phase motor. The 1" shaft is plenty strong to handle the tire. I had planed to build a support for roller bearings but this was here and free.
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03-31-2007, 07:05 PM
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Jerry I save a pic. of your Power Hammer on my puter and lighten it up a bit Hope it was OK Now there is 2 pictures of your Hammer in the Gallery Ron
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03-31-2007, 10:24 PM
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| todays progress
Fristly Jerry that is a good looking hammer .... now on to my junker....not much progress today had to get a couple of roses made up for shipment....I did get the springs cut to length and mounted I think I'll have to shorten the pivots, I made them 4" long probably only need to be 3" we'll see....on the positive side my welding at other angles than flat is improving burning 10 or so #'s of 7018 in a couple of days will do that for you
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